Villa for sale in Arenas, Málaga

In Arenas, one of the white villages of the Axarquía in Málaga province, this detached villa of 251 m² sits on a 3,640 m² plot recently reduced by €50,000 to €699,999. The property looks out across the Mediterranean and the surrounding mountain landscape, a combination you feel throughout the day, from the morning light in the kitchen to the evening on the roof terrace.

The villa is spread across two floors and has been kept in good order throughout. Four bedrooms, four bathrooms, three of them en suite. The principal suite includes a walk-in wardrobe. A fourth room, currently configured as a home office, has direct access to a full-width roof terrace stretching the entire length of the property. For anyone working remotely, the setup is immediately obvious: a dedicated space with views reaching the coast, which functions as an office in the morning and an outdoor terrace in the evening.

The main living area is open plan, a semi-circular lounge with a fireplace, a dining space, and a kitchen fitted with granite worktops and a breakfast bar flow into one another. The layout works equally well for daily family life as it does when you have people over. Natural light moves through the entire space through the orientation of the windows and doors.

Outside, the property comes fully into its own. The terraces wrap around the house at multiple levels, giving real choice about where to sit depending on the time of day and the sun. The private pool is a practical size for regular use. A Jacuzzi, an outdoor kitchen with a paella station and barbecue, and mature gardens with established fruit trees and flowering plants complete an outdoor space that works across the seasons. The 3,640 m² plot provides genuine privacy without feeling remote.

Vélez-Málaga with its full range of everyday services, hospitals, schools, and supermarkets, is around 10 minutes by car. The beaches at Torre del Mar, Baviera Golf, and the marina at Caleta de Vélez are approximately 15 minutes away. Málaga International Airport is around 45 minutes, making connections to northern Europe straightforward for those splitting their time between countries.

The property includes a garage with additional storage, a double carport, and ample off-road parking.

Arenas is a real village with real life, far removed from the anonymity of coastal resorts. The Axarquía offers hiking trails, wine production, weekly markets, and a density of white villages that makes this part of Andalusia one of the most enduring in southern Spain.